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UCD is the largest provider of graduate education in Ireland.
It is a diverse University both in academic disciplines and culture.
Innovative research conducted at the University attracts some of
the world's most brilliant academics.
There are 115 nationalities studying in UCD

Some facts about UCD:

UCD is in the top 100 Universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings in 2010
UCD is an integral part of Dublin, capital city of Ireland and gateway to Europe. The campus covers 132 hectares.
UCD is Ireland's most International University. There are currently 4000 International students enrolled, representing 115 countries.
For over 150 years, UCD has produced graduates of remarkable distinction including famous surgeons, writers (e.g., James Joyce) architects, entrepreneurs and five of Ireland's taoisigh.

The College of Health Sciences exists as a virtual office representing the interface between constituent schools and research centres in Health Sciences.

Our constituent schools deliver education in:

Medicine & Medical Science,
Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems
Health, Physiotherapy & Performance Science.

We offer an extensive portfolio of graduate education for healthcare professionals designed to fit their busy clinical schedule. The research-active College offers numerous research opportunities at masters and doctoral level.

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School of Medicine and Medical Science

Those in medical practice and biomedical research are constantly challenged by new scientific knowledge which advances diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities. For this reason, our programmes are designed to convey the scientific basis which underpins these professions.
The School provides continuing postgraduate education to clinicians, healthcare professionals and research scientists that allows them to respond to the ever-changing healthcare needs of the community that we serve and to the constant evolution of scientific knowledge and technology.

The School offers Graduate Research Opportunities within internationally recognised research groups that lead to Masters and Doctoral degrees. Our focus is on Translational Research; that is research that, through scientific enquiry, enhances our understanding of human diseases thus leading to advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human disease and improving human health.

The School also provides a range of Graduate Taught Programmes at certificate, diploma and degree level. These courses are modularised to facilitate access and continuing professional education.

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School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems

The UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems has the largest graduate nursing and midwifery student population of any higher education institution in Ireland. The School has a reputation for academic excellence, quality teaching and innovative research, ensuring that students gain valuable knowledge and specialist skills which are current, relevant, marketable and responsive to community health care needs now and in the future. The teaching staff have strong links with area health services, major hospitals and community-based health services and many of our graduates have gone on to assume key positions in the professions, both nationally and internationally.

All our programmes offer flexibility of admission in order to meet the needs of all students, from those who have been nurses for several years to those who are just beginning to consider a graduate career in nursing. The modular structure of our programmes allows students to undertake certain programmes at their own pace. In addition to our well established methods of teaching and learning, we offer a range of innovative and interactive pedagogical approaches through blended learning techniques such as on line discussion boards, and Wikis. These teaching and learning activities enable students to manage and balance their work demands with the academic and clinical requirements of our programmes.

All our Taught Graduate Programmes while focusing on distinctive nursing theory and research, also include the realization that leadership in nursing and midwifery demands both the ability to make sound clinical decisions and the wisdom to step back and analyze the health care environment in which they work. Our programmes therefore are built on a sound interdisciplinary base, enabling professional nurses, midwives and allied professions to participate as full members of the healthcare team.

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School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science

Welcome to UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science. We are a multi-disciplinary school situated within the College of Life Sciences. With a commitment to excellence in both undergraduate and postgraduate education, the School is at the cutting edge of research in all the individual and combined disciplines.

The philosophy of the School is to foster excellence in all its disciplines and this is evident from the calibre of our programmes in Physiotherapy, Public Health, Safety and Health at Work and Sports. The focus is on student-centred learning in an environment where research and scholarship stimulate high achievement. Our graduates contribute to their professions world-wide and enhance the international reputation of our programmes and the University.

The School has a long tradition in Taught Postgraduate Programmes which offer graduates a unique opportunity to specialise in a particular area of their field. These programmes are internationally recognised and in some areas lead to accreditation in that particular discipline. Training opportunities in specialist areas of Healthcare are also available to graduates. The School’s research programmes are organised into distinct hubs of activity: Clinical Epidemiology; Cystic Fibrosis Registry; Food and Health; Geary Institute Programmes; Health Services Research; HRB CSTAR; Occupational and Environmental Studies; Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Health, and Sport, Exercise and Health. You will find that we have an international reputation in these fields of activity, with many national and international partners, including government agencies, statutory and non-statutory organisations and other academic institutions.

The Academic Staff are forerunners in their field and experts in their disciplines both educationally and in research providing leadership and innovation which is reflected in our programmes.

If you are academically capable and curious, relish an intellectual challenge and want your talents to make a difference, this is the School for you.

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The Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology

The Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology is a collaboration in the chemical sciences between UCD, Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

The UCD Conway Institute

The UCD Conway Institute is Ireland’s largest biosciences research institute, dedicated to achieving excellence in translational research, which benefits the advancement of health and the economy.

UCD Institute of Food and Health

The UCD Institute of Food and Health is unique in Ireland and Europe in bringing together leading academics from all areas of food and health research with the aim of developing and conducting world class, multidisciplinary research.